EP0146267A2 - Magnet system - Google Patents
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- The invention relates to a magnet system including magnetic field generating means and a shield for screening the magnetic field generating means to a given degree.
- There is a particular problem where large field strength magnets are employed in that it is desirable to screen the external magnetic field as much as possible. For example, in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging a magnet providing a bore field of about 0.5 T is required and such a magnet produces an undesirably strong external field over a wide area. It is thus desirable to screen the magnet and one possible solution would be to provide a perfectly spherical shell of magnetic material around the magnet with the magnet at the centre of the sphere.
- In practice, a spherical shell is not obtainable and at present the walls of a room in which a magnet is positioned are lined with sheets of iron to approximate to a spherical shell. Such a shield provides a degree of screening but the weight of the iron sheets presents considerable problems in constructing the shield which is cumbersome and expensive.
- In accordance with the present invention, a magnet system comprises magnetic field generating means; and a shield including at least one sheet of magnetic material, the size and position of the or each sheet relatively to the magnetic field generating means being such that in use at the edge of the sheet or sheets the component of magnetisation parallel to the sheet in the direction of the magnetic field is less than or substantially equal to zero.
- The inventors have recognised that the arbitrary placing of a magnetic sheet in a magnetic field may cause some parts of the sheet to be adversely magnetised in such a way that they actually increase, rather than decrease, the fringe magnetic field in their vicinity. If, however, the sheet of magnetic material is of such a size and position that the component of magnetisation parallel to the sheet in the direction of the magnetic field is less than or substantially equal to zero at the edge of the sheet then there will be no increase in magnetic field and a high proportion of magnetic flux will be constrained to flow through the plate producing an efficient screening effect. It should be recognised that the shield does not eliminate the external magnetic field on the side of the sheet remote from the magnetic field generating means but reduces it to a predetermined magnitude far more efficiently than the prior methods.
- When the component of magnetisation parallel to the sheet in the direction of the magnetic field is less than zero at a particular point, this means that the magnetisation of the sheet at that point opposes the magnetic field due to the magnetic field generator.
- The result of this invention is that a shield can be developed for use at predetermined distances from the magnetic field generating means (in general closer to the generating means than the walls of the room in which the system is located) and less magnetic material is required thus resulting in a cheaper and more convenient shield. In practice, the distance of the sheet or sheets from the magnetic field generating means will be determined so as to achieve the maximum screening effect possible for a given thickness of sheet.
- Preferably, a plurality of sheets of magnetic material are provided around the magnetic field generating means parallel to the axis of the magnetic field.
- This construction leads to a particularly advantageous arrangement in which sheets at each end of the magnetic field generating means transverse to the axis can be omitted since the sheets parallel to the axis provide an optimum return path for the magnetic flux. This is particularly useful in the case of NMR imaging where access to the bore of the magnetic field generating means (normally a superconducting magnet) is important.
- Although it is most efficient to provide the shield completely around the axis of the magnetic field, in some systems one or more of the sheets may be omitted without degrading significantly the shielding effect. In particular, where the system is housed on the ground floor of a building, the lowermost sheet may be removed since it is not generally required to screen the magnetic field in that direction.
- Preferably, the component of magnetisation parallel to the or each sheet in the direction of the magnetic field, at the edge of the sheet, is substantially equal to zero but in some cases this requirement may lead to plates which are undesirably large. In such cases, the dimensions of the plate may be reduced but in this case, it is preferable if such a reduction is carried out in a symmetrical manner. Thus:
- (a) it should be reduced symmetrically about its plane;
- (b) a perpendicular to the sheet through the mid plane of the sheet should pass through the axis of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating means; and
- (c) if one sheet requires a change in its dimensions then all other sheets should be likewise modified so that all sheets are of the same size.
- Some examples of magnet systems in accordance with the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of an iron sheet illustrating the variation in the component of magnetisation parallel to the sheet;
- Figures 2A-2C illustrate the variation in the component of magnetisation parallel to three iron sheets of different sizes;
- Figure 3 illustrates a complete shield;
- Figures 4A-4C are schematic end, side, and perspective views respectively of NMR imaging apparatus incorporating a shield according to the invention, the magnet being omitted in Figure 4C; and,
- Figures 5A and 5B illustrate the magnitude of the external magnetic field generated by the apparatus shown in Figures 4A-4C.
- The magnetic field at any point in an iron plate placed in a magnetic field can be determined by using the well known scalar potential method. The total magnetic field intensity (HT) at any point in an iron plate is the sum of the field due to the magnetic field generator generating the magnetic field (HG) and the field due to the "magnetic charges" in the remainder of the iron plate (HI) whose presence is due to the affect of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. Thus:
- The magnetic field intensity (
H I) due to the "magnetic charges" in the iron plate is given in general by the following equation -
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- The solution of equation (4) can be determined for plates of different dimensions and is illustrated graphically in Figure 1. Figure 1 illustrates an
iron plate 1 of rectangular form withcurves plate 1 where the axis of the magnetic field generated by a superconducting coil (not shown) lies in the Z direction. The innerdashed line 4 in Figure 1 illustrates how the critical dimensions of a particular plane can be determined. Theline 4 lies along the locus of points where the magnetisation is substantially perpendicular to the plate 1 (ie. the M component is zero.) Within the area of the plate defined by theline 4, the M component is less than zero. - The differences between plates of different dimensions can be seen more clearly with reference to Figure 2. Figures 2A-2C illustrate three plates of the same thickness (0.5 inches) and width (2 metres) but of varying lengths and the M magnetisation when each plate has been positioned parallel with the axis of and at two metres from a superconducting solenoid (not shown) generating a bore field of 0.5T.
- The plate shown in Figure 2C has a length of 8 metres and an
area 5 where the Mz component of magnetisation is negative and opposes the magnetic field but also large 6 where the M z component of magnetisation is positive which is undesirable. - The plate shown in Figure 2B has a length of 6 metres and is of the optimum size in which the (M) component of magnetisation parallel to the plate at the edges of the plate is substantially zero. It will be seen from this figure that by "substantially" we mean that it is possible for there to be small portions of the plate where Mz is positive but these portions are small relatively to the overall dimensions of the plate. The areas of positive Mz are indicated by reference to numeral 6'.
- The plate shown in Figure 2A has a length of 4 metres and has no areas where M is positive and will therefore only reduce the external field. However, by virtue of its shorter length it will have fewer "negative charges" and will thus be less effective at reducing the external field than the plate shown in Figure 2B. In the Figure 2A plate,
contours - In practice, for any particular magnet, equation (4) is solved with the premise that each plate should be of rectangular form, have a predetermined thickness (for example 0.5 inches) and be positioned at a predetermined distance from the magnet. These constraints are determined from practical considerations. For example, the thickness is chosen to correspond to the number of "negative charges" required to make the desired reduction in external field while the distance from the magnetic field generator will be governed by the size of the room in which the assembly is sited. This enables equation (4) to be solved at least by computer to define the dimensions of plates where the component of magnetisation parallel to the plate in the direction of the magnetic field, at the edges of the plate, will be substantially zero.
- Figure 3 illustrates a shield (for a magnet which has been omitted for clarity) which comprises four
rectangular plates 9 parallel with and equally spaced from anaxis 11 of the magnetic field and twoend plates 10 transverse to the axis of the magnetic field. Where the magnet is a solenoid theaxis 11 will correspond to the axis of the solenoid. - It will be seen in Figure 3 that the
plates 9 which are of the relevant critical dimensions do not completely enclose the space between the plates. - Figures 4A and 4B illustrate schematically a shielded
superconducting magnet 12. Figure 4C is a perspective view of the shield with themagnet 12 omitted. The shield comprises three rectangular iron plates 13-15 arranged on either side and above themagnet 12 and asmall base plate 16 arranged under themagnet 12. All the plates 13-16 have a thickness of 12.7 mm and a width of 2.2 m. The plates 13-15 have a length of six metres. Thebase plate 16 is small in this example since the magnet rests on the floor of a building. In some cases, thebase plate 16 could be omitted completely in this situation. - It will be seen from Figure 4C and from Figures 5A, 5B (to be described below) that the plates 13-16 are positioned relatively closely together and hence close to the
magnet 12. In this example, end plates have been emitted to allow easy access to the bore of themagnet 12. - Figures 5A and 5B illustrate the form of the nagnetic field around the
magnet 12 generating a 0.5T bore field in both the shielded and unshielded condition. rhemagnet 12 is indicated by dashed lines in both diagrams while the plates 13-15 have also been indicated. - Figure 5A illustrates the magnetic field in the X-Z plane with a
line 17 indicating the position where the external field has a value of 10 Gauss, and aline 18 indicating where the external magnetic field is 5 Gauss. For comparison, a dashedline 19 indicates where the external field would have a magnitude of 10 Gauss if themagnet 12 was unshielded. It will be seen that a significant reduction in the extent of the external field has been achieved. - Figure 5B is similar to 5A but illustrating the external field in the Y-Z plane. A
line 20 indicates where the external magnetic field has a magnitude of 10 Gauss and aline 21 indicates where the external magnetic field has a magnitude of 5 Gauss. A dashedline 22 indicates where the external field would have a magnitude of 10 Gauss if themagnet 12 was unshielded.
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EP0105550A1 (en) * | 1982-09-20 | 1984-04-18 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus including a Faraday cage |
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